When people disagree with homosexuality, the normal liberal tactic (right out of Rules for Radicals) is to run to namecalling. The common term is homophobe. Certainly if I don't agree with gay marriage, it must be because I FEAR homosexuals.

So here is my new word for the members of this board. Mormonaphobes.

Now I admit that you folks worked harder than I did to earn homophobe. I simply disagree with SSM. However, you folks mock the Church, accuse the Church of horrible things, lie, character assassinate, and generally spew uglies at anything Mormon.

So there it is. My contribution to Internet LDS terminology. Mormonaphobes.

What do you call a person who disagrees with polygamy? Maybe it is a polyphobe? Hmm, that doesn't fit very well. Maybe Polygamophobe?

_________________Oh for shame, how the mortals put the blame on us gods, for they say evils come from us, but it is they, rather, who by their own recklessness win sorrow beyond what is given... Zeus (1178 BC)

Huh, I don't see that anywhere. Can you point me to the source? Mostly, I'm curious if this is a real phobia.

_________________Oh for shame, how the mortals put the blame on us gods, for they say evils come from us, but it is they, rather, who by their own recklessness win sorrow beyond what is given... Zeus (1178 BC)

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jskains wrote:

When people disagree with homosexuality, the normal liberal tactic (right out of Rules for Radicals) is to run to namecalling. The common term is homophobe. Certainly if I don't agree with gay marriage, it must be because I FEAR homosexuals.

So here is my new word for the members of this board. Mormonaphobes.

Now I admit that you folks worked harder than I did to earn homophobe. I simply disagree with SSM. However, you folks mock the Church, accuse the Church of horrible things, lie, character assassinate, and generally spew uglies at anything Mormon.

So there it is. My contribution to Internet LDS terminology. Mormonaphobes.

JMS

You're calling bcspace a Mormonaphobe?

_________________"And the human knew the source of life, the woman of him, and she conceived and bore Cain, and said, 'I have procreated a man with Yahweh.'" Gen. 4:1, interior quote translated by D. Bokovoy.

When people disagree with homosexuality, the normal liberal tactic (right out of Rules for Radicals) is to run to namecalling. The common term is homophobe. Certainly if I don't agree with gay marriage, it must be because I FEAR homosexuals.

So here is my new word for the members of this board. Mormonaphobes.

Now I admit that you folks worked harder than I did to earn homophobe. I simply disagree with SSM. However, you folks mock the Church, accuse the Church of horrible things, lie, character assassinate, and generally spew uglies at anything Mormon.

So there it is. My contribution to Internet LDS terminology. Mormonaphobes.

JMS

Mormonism is a lifestyle choice. Homosexuality is inborn.

Please don't try to impose your alternative lifestyle on the rest of us decent Americans.

Certainly if I don't agree with gay marriage, it must be because I FEAR homosexuals.

The thinking behind using the term "homophobia" to describe those that have an louder than usual preoccupation of condemning gays and lesbians and vigorously promoting anti-gay legislation often is not that such individuals "FEAR homosexuals."

Rather, "homophobia" in that context is often used to underscore that such individuals (who have an louder than usual preoccupation of condemning gays and lesbians and vigorously promoting anti-gay legislation) have been scientifically shown to have a much higher probability of "FEARING their OWN latent homosexuality."

Those that protest more than their average straight counterparents are more likely to be fighting their own innate same-sex attractions, and the term homophobe refers to such individuals' "FEAR" that if laws allow for fully equal expression of same-sex relationships, their own resolve to fight against such may be weakened.

Daniel2

_________________"Have compassion for everyone you meet even if they don't want it. What seems conceit, bad manners, or cynicism is always a sign of things no ears have heard, no eyes have seen. You do not know what wars are going on down there where the spirit meets the bone."--Miller Williams

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I don't know you but it seems you have anger issues. Might you take a moment to enjoy the sunshine today? Spring is a great time of year to go on walks. Might you consider it?

Zee.

_________________Oh for shame, how the mortals put the blame on us gods, for they say evils come from us, but it is they, rather, who by their own recklessness win sorrow beyond what is given... Zeus (1178 BC)

When people disagree with homosexuality, the normal liberal tactic (right out of Rules for Radicals) is to run to namecalling. The common term is homophobe. Certainly if I don't agree with gay marriage, it must be because I FEAR homosexuals.

So here is my new word for the members of this board. Mormonaphobes.

Now I admit that you folks worked harder than I did to earn homophobe. I simply disagree with SSM. However, you folks mock the Church, accuse the Church of horrible things, lie, character assassinate, and generally spew uglies at anything Mormon.

So there it is. My contribution to Internet LDS terminology. Mormonaphobes.

JMS

Let's see.

Lead counsel for the plaintiffs in Perry v. Schwarzenegger (sub nomine Perry v. Brown on appeal) was Theodore Olson, who is a well-known conservative.

I don't know if you fear SSA, but I do know I don't fear Mormonism ... born and raised in it.

Shut up, Mormonaphobe! :)

(That's usually the gist of most SSM conversations - Just shut them up with the word homophobe).

JMS

Can you point to some examples of this type of exchange, Jaskins?

Daniel

_________________"Have compassion for everyone you meet even if they don't want it. What seems conceit, bad manners, or cynicism is always a sign of things no ears have heard, no eyes have seen. You do not know what wars are going on down there where the spirit meets the bone."--Miller Williams

After all, Bronze Age Hebrews thought homosexuality was icky, so they told stories about how their tribal god wanted people who do gay stuff to be stoned. And a Yankee con man from New York picked up on that mythology, and a corporate gerontocracy in Utah in turn picked up on that.

So his moral indignation at gay people being treated fairly has a rich and well-founded pedigree.

The problem here is a basic misunderstanding of the word. It reminds me of the people who say "I'm not apologizing for anything" when called an apologist.

The -phobe suffix can mean fear, but it also means dislike. It's the opposite of the suffix -phile. A xenophobe isn't afraid of foreigners; he just dislikes them. A Francophobe isn't afraid of French people and culture; he merely dislikes all things French (as opposed to a Francophile, who really likes them). The prefixes pro- and anti- work the same way, and since Mormons have already embraced the anti- prefix with such gusto, your word coinage is entirely redundant.

In short, the word homophobe was never intended to convey fear of gays, but dislike or aversion. It's the opposite of a homophile, who likes and supports them. So I'll tell you where you can put your "Rules for Radicals" nonsense... well, I think you already know.

_________________"We conservatives have an uncanny ability to know what Ronald Reagan would do at any given time. We're talking about hypothetical Super Reagan, the man who never raised taxes or tripled the deficit, and who knocked down the Berlin wall using his nut sack as a wrecking ball." - Stephen Colbert

Sorry for the misuse. Sounds like I need a new word to describe it then.

Saying that the way I was raised in regards to SSA was "dislike" would be like saying the KKK disliked blacks. The only difference really being the possibility that I could become (or be accused of becoming) gay, and become the target of societies hate.

It was all about fear.

But of course in the case of Kish's new word ... I concede your point.

Sorry for the misuse. Sounds like I need a new word to describe it then.

Saying that the way I was raised in regards to SSA was "dislike" would be like saying the KKK disliked blacks. The only difference really being the possibility that I could become (or be accused of becoming) gay, and become the target of societies hate.

It was all about fear.

The interesting thing is that there really are people for whom the "fear" meaning works quite well, whether fear of their own sexuality (as Daniel said), fear of being turned, or fear of some murky threat they can't quite define.

And I think there is probably fear involved in most situations of hate, so I don't think there is a big problem with what you're saying. I do think "aversion" is pretty accurate.

_________________"We conservatives have an uncanny ability to know what Ronald Reagan would do at any given time. We're talking about hypothetical Super Reagan, the man who never raised taxes or tripled the deficit, and who knocked down the Berlin wall using his nut sack as a wrecking ball." - Stephen Colbert